Admin & Clerical Officer Level 2 Rowan School
The Rowan School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3PT39 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours Monday to Friday (8.00am – 4.00pm)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 (£26403 - £28598 pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governing Body are looking to appoint an Admin/ Clerical Officer to join our busy Admin Team as soon as possible.
We are seeking a welcoming, professional and compassionate individual to join our team as Receptionist and first point of contact for pupils, parents, visitors and staff. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting the school's warm, nurturing ethos and ensuring that all stakeholders receive a positive experience.
The role encompasses a range of administrative responsibilities, including maintaining accurate pupil records on the school's management information system (SIMS), communicating with parents via email/text messages and the School app, producing correspondence for families along with school meals/milk administration. The successful applicant will be highly motivated, flexible, innovative, and professional and dedicated to providing a high level of administrative support and there will be a number of delegated responsibilities to oversee.
Training and support will be provided as required, making this an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who is keen to develop their skills within a rewarding school environment.
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication differences. All our children have an autistic spectrum profile and some present with challenging behaviours.
A tour of the school will be available to successful candidates who are invited to interview.
Applicants should:
- Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
- Have competent levels of literacy and numeracy.
- Have experience of school administration
- Be well organised, flexible and able to prioritise
- Have good time management skills along with the ability to multi task
- Be proficient in MS Office especially MS Excel & MS Word
- Have an understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Be highly motivated and hardworking.
- Be able to form positive relationships with children and adults.
- Have a willingness to develop their skills.
- Be able to work as part of a team.
- Understand the importance of great customer service.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
- A caring and positive working environment.
- A highly skilled, professional and motivated staff team
- A strong partnership with a knowledgeable and supportive governing board, all of whom are committed to your professional development
- Parents and carers who welcome partnership and share our high expectations
- Collaborative working practice with a wide range of stakeholders
Further information about the job
If you would like to ask any questions, please contact school by emailing brooke-smithv@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk or visit our school website for more information.
Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. As part of our safer recruitment process, an online search will now take place. Candidates are asked to read the school’s child protection and safeguarding policy, which is available on the school website www.rowanschool.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Rowan School
- Organisation type
- Special school, ages 4 to 11
- Size
- 96 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Rowan School website
- Email address
- brooke-smithv@rowan.sheffield.sch.uk
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication difficulties. All our children have an autistic spectrum profile and some present challenging behaviours. Many pupils have special educational requirements in areas such as
• motor skills
• sensory difficulties
• emotional and behavioural difficulties; such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• the development of social and communication skills
The school is located on Durvale Court, just off Furniss Avenue in Dore. It is on a pleasant site surrounded by with playing fields and a small area of woodland. The original school was built in 1976. There is a multi purpose hall, a well equipped food technology room, a specially adapted, sensory room; designed to promote calm, focused behaviour; and a library.
We currently offer 99 places with children grouped into 12 classes. Each classroom has access to outside play areas and includes a quiet room; where children can be taught individually or have time to calm.
A teacher and a minimum of two teaching and learning assistants staff each class. Additional teaching and learning assistants are allocated to classes according to need, with higher staffing ratios in classes with children with more complex needs.
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